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Today, we welcome August, signaling another month or so of summer. But for college applicants - and their counselors - August 1st is also...
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Nina Berler
- Jul 1
- 5 min
Do We Want You in Our College Community?
College admissions readers have that question. What question do you have of colleges? Summer's in full swing. Whether they're lifeguards,...
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Nina Berler
- Jun 1
- 4 min
The college process is full of life skills - and lessons.
As Taylor said, we learn the most when we don’t make the cut. Two weeks ago, I traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Independent...
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Nina Berler
- May 2
- 4 min
Colleges select undergrads, peers and graduation speakers. In this tough year, how did they choose?
It wasn't my everyday Zoom meeting. A student who was denied by his top choices, yet admitted to some incredible colleges, was feeling...
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Nina Berler
- Apr 1
- 4 min
What a relief! The 2021-22 application season is winding down.
We thought things were bad in 2019-2020, but the pandemic actually opened many opportunities to domestic students who wouldn't mind being...
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Nina Berler
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Meat Consumption is Down at Highly Selective Colleges. So are Admit Rates.
When are Michigan's decisions coming out? Does appealing your application work? Does RD come out mid-March or actually April 1st? The...
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Nina Berler
- Feb 3
- 4 min
What? My Daughter Didn't Get Into [EA College]?
Last Friday wasn't the most relaxing day for many applicants in the area. Students waited anxiously to hear from their Early Action...
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Nina Berler
- Jan 7
- 4 min
Trick Question: What activities look good for college?
Getting to the core of the matter – and the curriculum Welcome 2022! In this new year, we counselors have our own improvement-driven...
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Nina Berler
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Season’s Greetings, College Applicants.
Now that we didn’t take you, should you apply somewhere else ED II? During these very short days leading up to the new year, we have long...
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Nina Berler
- Dec 2, 2021
- 4 min
Who’s Bucking the Trends in Testing and Liberal Arts Education?
“Prepare for the Largest Data Load of the Year. Recruit the thousands of the juniors and sophomores who are joining Search this...
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Nina Berler
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Early Decision App is In. Now What?
Yesterday, I heard from a wonderful applicant. She had checked her Penn State portal, and there it was: her first acceptance! The student...
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Nina Berler
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
College Applicants Gain Momentum for Early Deadlines, But Can They Use Contractions?
“My neighbor tells me that you can’t use contractions in the Personal Essay.” That’s what I heard the other day while Zooming with a...
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Nina Berler
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
While UW-Madison 2020 graduates, BC and Georgia Tech share admissions insights
Readers come to this blog to understand the ins and outs of the college application process. Over last weekend, I had the opportunity to...
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Nina Berler
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
It’s Back to School for College Applications: 2021 Edition
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Running errands this morning, I saw students waiting for the bus, groups of teens walking...
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Nina Berler
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Using Video to Supplement Your College Supplement
We’re surrounded by videos. They’re shared through our phones, built into educational materials and included with social media. So when...
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Nina Berler
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Common App Opens Sunday. It’s the Olympics for College Applicants.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Olympics excite and motivate us. Any Olympian knows that it takes careful planning and...
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Nina Berler
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
To Submit or Not Submit?
We’re energized by springtime – and so are our students. They’re meeting with me about hyper-charging their journeys to college...
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Nina Berler
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
The Common App Opens in Less Than Two Weeks!
Parents and educators have heard the term summer slide. Will students forget what they’ve learned? Will virtual learning make the...
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Nina Berler
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Should applicants lengthen their college lists?
What do Columbia and Penn State have in common? That’s easy; they’re both Lions! But followers of this blog know there’s got to be more....
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Nina Berler
- May 22, 2020
- 5 min
Fallout from COVID-19?
Just like the latest ad campaigns, there’s no escaping news about the impact of COVID-19 on the college process. Will students report to...
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